Since he could not outwit them, he had to resort to force.
Without any hesitation, Lu Li dashed into the Wicked Bead and dashed toward the north of the city.
"Bang!"
The Wicked Bead was times faster than the immortal's body at the top of its speed. In the time for one breath, the Wicked Bead had reached the north of the city and smashed into the crowd, killing many Noble Lord Realm warriors.
"The Wicked Bead!"
Yan Tiangang was greedy. He had just arrived and Lu Li had caught up with him. How fast the Wicked Bead was?
Yan Tiangang used psychic power to check the Wicked Bead. He was sure that this was the supreme Relic that was said to contain a huge secret.
That being said, he had no time to worry about the Wicked Bead. He flew to the Divine Imperial Castle and poured out rays of golden Xuan Energy. The entire Divine Imperial Castle glowed as a golden shield appeared.
There were altars and statues in the Divine Imperial Castle. When Yan Tiangang got the city, he had made up his mind. He had taken control of the city in person.
A formation was added to the Divine Imperial Castle. It would not be easy to crack it.
"Step back!"
Seeing that Blazing Huo and the others were approaching, Yan Tiangang ordered civilians around the Divine Imperial Castle.
This group of people was no longer of any use here. They would be killed by Blazing Huo and the others.
After activating the formation in the Divine Imperial Castle, Yan Tiangang turned to Blazing Huo, the Deaf Taoist, and the others. Since he could not kill Lu Li for now, Yan Tiangang decided to vent his anger on them first and make Lu Li feel heartache.
"Swish, swish ~"
Yan Tiangang's shadow dashed over. He hacked at Blazing Huo, Lu Renhuang, and the Deaf Taoist for six times.
"Blood Fairy, go and crack the formation!"
Lu Li ordered the Bloodvine. Then, he turned to Lu Renhuang and the others and said, "Leave the city. I will take care of things here."
The Deaf Taoist and Blazing Huo had started to step back after Yan Tiangang's attack. Hearing Lu Li's words, they felt relieved and flew toward the city gate.
Yan Hu was dead. The core to control the Divine Imperial City was in the Interspatial Ring which was taken by Lu Li. Therefore, the city gate was still open and people could come and go at any time.
Lu Renhuang gave Lu Li a meaningful look. Seeing the determination in Lu Li's eyes, Lu Renhuang made up his mind and stepped back as well.
He wanted to help Lu Li after he took control of the Bead of Wood. However, on second thought, he was weaker than Blazing Huo and the Deaf Taoist. Staying here would only be a burden to Lu Li.
The other Semi-God Realm warriors were relieved to hear Lu Li's words. Without any hesitation, they dashed out of the city.
The Semi-God Realm warriors were all gone. Yan Tiangang wanted to stop and kill some of them. However, the immortal's body had already rushed down and leaned against the Divine Imperial Castle with one hand on the wall. Clearly, the immortal's body was working again.
The people who were still alive had all retreated to the northwest corner of the city, but there weren't many left. There were only three or four million people, and many of them were injured. The Yan Family had suffered heavy losses this time.
Yan Tiangang didn't care about the people anymore. His virtual shadow slapped at the immortal's body continuously. At the same time, he attacked with his curved blade, trying to knock the immortal's body away and stop him from breaking the formation.
However, the immortal's body was like a mountain. No matter how Yan Tiangang attacked, the immortal's body would not budge.
Yan Tiangang was losing his patience. If the immortal's body were to break the Divine Imperial Castle, the altar and the statue would be lost. His avatar would vanish, and none of the Yan Family disciples in the city would survive. The Divine Imperial City would become Lu Li's!
"Whoosh!"
Yan Tiangang had an idea. He dashed over and grabbed the Wicked Bead. His hand glowed in a golden light.
He used strong energy to imprison the Wicked Bead and at the same time, began to refine the Wicked Bead.
The Wicked Bead was flying toward the northwest, but it could not move as soon as it was grabbed by the hand. Lu Li could tell that the Wicked Bead was being taken away by the avatar of God of Wings.
"Buzzing ~"
The Wicked Bead glowed as Lu Li teleported out. He wanted to put the Wicked Bead into his Interspatial Ring.
However, the Wicked Bead was grabbed by Yan Tiangang with one hand.
"Swish!"
Lu Li had to use the Relic weapon to hack at Yan Tiangang's shadow and release the Slayer's move.
However, Yan Tiangang had too many skills. His shadow became transparent. The blood-red ray of sword light whooshed by but did not inflict any harm on Yan Tiangang.
Lu Li could feel that the spiritual connection between him and the Wicked Bead was weakening. This time, he was losing his patience.
The Wicked Bead was a valuable artifact passed down by Emperor Heng to him. He could not let Yan Tiangang take it away.
"Hmm!"
Lu Li was enraged. He hacked at the northwest with the Relic weapon. There were many Yan Family disciples there. Lu Li believed that Yan Tiangang would not turn a blind eye to this.
Yan Tiangang did not pay attention. Even though he was angry, he did not do anything.
He knew that he could not stop the Slayer's move even if he tried to stop Yan Tiangang. Therefore, he made up his mind to take control of the Wicked Bead first.
By chance, he once heard about the bead. It was a rare artifact, a supreme Relic. Inside the bead was a secret.
If he could obtain the bead, his abilities would be enhanced. By then, if he could become a super mighty warrior in the Divinity, he could return to the Heaven Reverse Universe and seek revenge.
"Boom!"
The blood-red ray of sword light whooshed on. Many warriors in front of Lu Li were torn apart. The ray of sword light even exploded. All the warriors in that area were wiped out. There was no telling the number of casualties. A conservative estimate would be at least hundreds of thousands …
Yan Tiangang did not pay attention. Lu Li did not press on. Killing those low-level warriors and civilians would not bring him any pleasure.
Lu Li had no choice but to strike at the Divine Imperial Castle. He wanted to make a bet with Yan Tiangang.
He wanted to see if he and the immortal's body could crack the Divine Imperial Castle first or if Yan Tiangang could take control of the Wicked Bead first.
Yan Tiangang was taking control of the Wicked Bead quickly. Lu Li estimated that it would take him at least an hour to take control of the Wicked Bead.
In an hour, Lu Li and the immortal's body should be able to crack the Divine Imperial Castle.
"Blood Fairy, can you crack the Divine Imperial Castle in an hour?"
Lu Li was worried. He asked Blood Fairy in his mind.
Blood Fairy answered after a pause, "Almost. Lord, go on and consume the energy of the Divine Imperial Castle. It will be easier for me to crack the formation."
"Okay!"
Lu Li paid no more attention to the Wicked Bead. He hacked at the Divine Imperial Castle with the Relic weapon in his hand. Rays of blood-red sword light whooshed out and landed on the Divine Imperial Castle.
There were over three million civilians at the northwest corner. All of them were looking at Lu Li with anxiety and fear.
Lu Li's attacks were horrifying. Every time he landed on the Divine Imperial Castle, people would tremble.
Though they did not know the details, they could guess that Lu Li and Yan Tiangang were having a contest of strength.
The outcome of the contest would determine their life and death.
Of course, some Yan Family higher-ups understood that no matter who won, they would not be able to escape death.
Even if Yan Tiangang could take control of the Wicked Bead, when the Divine Imperial Castle was breached, his avatar would be gone.
Once the avatar was gone, everyone would die.
Naturally, Yan Tiangang knew this. He thought about it and suddenly sent a message to the patriarchs of the Yan Family, "Take your teams and get out of the Divine Imperial City. Run for your lives. Later, I will use an avatar to help you stall the Semi-God Realm warriors for a moment."
Yan Tiangang was ready to give up on the Yan Family. He had no other choice.
Though Yan Tiangang was a mighty warrior in the Divinity, the immortal's body was too strong. Lu Li was wearing a Relic armor. Yan Tiangang's avatar could do nothing to Lu Li …
"Listen up. Warriors, take your people and leave the city!"
Orders were passed on. The three million civilians at the northwest corner were hopeless. Yan Tiangang might be able to stall the Semi-God Realm warriors for a while, but where could they go? Could they escape from the pursuit of the Semi-God Realm warriors?
Many turned to Lu Li, filled with fear and hatred. Of course, some were regretting.